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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
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 Posted - Dec 07 2016 : 12:15:58 PM
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| My mother told me about December 7th. She and my daddy had only been married a year. He was 31 and missing his ring and pinkie fingers on his right hand...but he went down the next morning and signed up. I was not born until late 1943. We have discovered that one of my husband's great uncles, age 62 with withered legs, signed up for the draft. People loved America then. They had something called respect and loyalty. They gave everything...truly they were the greatest generation. |
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DandeeRose
True Blue Farmgirl
358 Posts
Alicia
IN
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Dec 09 2016 : 04:30:59 AM
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| Alicia, I want to mention your blog, DerBauernhof and your items on etsy. If any of you other farm girl sisters have not seen these...It is worth your time. I love what you are doing with both. |
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DandeeRose
True Blue Farmgirl
358 Posts
Alicia
IN
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4642 Posts |
Posted - Dec 09 2016 : 07:04:24 AM
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My boyfriend's birthday is Dec 7th, but several years after Pearl Harbor.
I'll second Alicia's blog and Etsy site. Love them both.
Today is National Pastry Day and Weary Willie Day.
I can understand Pastry Day? I had to look it up. This holiday was named for the character made famous by Emmett Kelly, who was born on this day in 1898. Weary Willie Day celebrates the art of clowning and the impact that it has had on our lives.
I know some people hate and are scared by clowns. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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DandeeRose
True Blue Farmgirl
358 Posts
Alicia
IN
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
5996 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
5996 Posts |
Posted - Dec 09 2016 : 1:32:42 PM
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Year ago my daughter and I were in a clown group at church. It was a lot of fun and I did enjoy it in my costume and make up but I don't think the Steven King movies helped them at all.
It made people scared of them and they were ugly clowns. It was fun then but I wouldn't want to do it now.There are too many weird people out there. My costume was a happy one.
Pastry is another story, very yummy.
Happy Pastry day everyone.
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Farmgirl # 4943
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and thank him for what he has done.
Philippians 4:6
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9201 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Dec 16 2016 : 05:41:17 AM
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So today is the day to get the ugly sweater out and wear for all the world to see!!
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Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Dec 16 2016 : 05:57:16 AM
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| Denise how fun but I don't have an ugly sweater. On one of the TV baking contest shows they were tasked with making ugly sweater cookies. I think that would be fun for a group to do. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4642 Posts |
Posted - Dec 16 2016 : 06:01:09 AM
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Sara -
There is a kit I've seen at WalMart - and I'm sure it is other places, too. I think it is sweater shaped cookies with the frosting in different colors so you can decorate your ugly sweater cookies. LOL! It would be fun to see who could decorate the ugliest sweater. LOL! |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Dec 16 2016 : 06:14:58 AM
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| Linda, what will they think up next. I don't enjoy baking - too much measuring for me - but I sure could get into decorating the cookies. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
5996 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
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Posted - Dec 16 2016 : 06:56:40 AM
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How fun! I love your picture Denise, so cute!
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Farmgirl # 4943
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and thank him for what he has done.
Philippians 4:6
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Dec 24 2016 : 8:04:44 PM
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| We did family Christmas today, all day long. Cooking, eating, opening gifts at our house, then at my sons house. Then we had a huge surprise when our oldest grand daughter was proposed to, burst into happy tears and said yes. Then they went to his family Christmas and we drove to Granbury to see the lights. We had not been there but a bit when Baylee (grand daughter) texted her mom to tell her she got the long awaited email saying she got into the nursing program at Tarleton. What a special Christmas this is for our family. Thank you GOD. |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9201 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
1846 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
1846 Posts |
Posted - Dec 25 2016 : 2:45:44 PM
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Merry Christmas everyone!!!!
Marilyn - Congratulations to your oldest granddaughter and to Baylee :) |
~ Shannon, Sister #5349
Farmgirl of the Month January 2016
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Dec 25 2016 : 2:56:33 PM
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| Shannon, thank you. Baylee is my oldest grand daughter. She is still on cloud nine. I am so excited for her future. |
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
1846 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4642 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4642 Posts |
Posted - Dec 26 2016 : 07:04:48 AM
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| So excited for Baylee - so much yet to come for her. You will all remember this for a long time. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3455 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3455 Posts |
Posted - Dec 26 2016 : 2:01:32 PM
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| So much fun hearing about special events that happened on Christmas day. Congratulations to Baylee for getting into nursing school too! My youngest daughter had to go back to Asheville today but we had a fun weekend having her here and I am so glad to have had her here again. After getting her off, I spent the day doing lots of laundry and cleaning up. It was 80 and sunny all day and we have the windows open and enjoying a bit of a breeze as well. I plan the rest of the week on getting my decorations put away and closet sorted out for an after holiday trip to the thrift store. The upcoming New Year always inspires me to make a clean uncluttered start. |
Winnie Nielsen #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Dec 26 2016 : 4:08:27 PM
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| My tree is out and decorations put away. My living room looks big without the tree. |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
859 Posts |
Posted - Dec 26 2016 : 8:32:48 PM
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| Oh Marilyn. We didn't put up our decorations until Christmas Eve day. We take them down on January 6. That way we don't get so tired of them. When I was growing up that's how Christmas was. The focus was on Jesus's birth. I so love all the decorations though. |
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
1846 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - Dec 27 2016 : 07:29:42 AM
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| Sammi, my 7 yo, has requested that the tree stays up until after her birthday (the 16th). I think e are going to go for it :) We did that last year as well. |
~ Shannon, Sister #5349
Farmgirl of the Month January 2016
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2016 : 07:41:40 AM
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| It's so important for little one's desires and dreams be heard. Sammi's counting down the days and the Christmas Tree is part of that excitement. Oh, to have the heart and mind of a child uncluttered by worldly things. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2016 : 7:46:51 PM
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| Ours are purchased on the day after Thanksgiving. So by Christmas they are usually dangerously dried out. I did leave an artificial tree up through Valentine's once. I love the trees...just not the danger. |
Texasgran |
Edited by - TexasGran on Dec 27 2016 7:47:37 PM |
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
1846 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
1846 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2016 : 07:00:33 AM
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| Marilyn - if it were a real tree, I don't think it would happen! We use an artificial tree Brad's mom bought for us years ago (about 10 now!?!?) It is a lovely tree she picked up after Christmas for us one year :) Usually our tree goes up on Black Friday... |
~ Shannon, Sister #5349
Farmgirl of the Month January 2016
http://hudson-everydayblessings.blogspot.com/ |
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